In our inaugural vote alert for the Citizens United 2011 Congressional Ratings, we have urged the House of Representatives to support H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Crushing Health Care Law Act. This vote, and any other on repealing Obamacare, will be considered for scoring in our Ratings. Please see the full letter below: Citizens United’s […]
In the Business Week Debate Room, CU President David Bossie responds to the topic “U.S. Political front groups that don’t have to disclose donors’ identities are inherently unethical. Pro or con?” Con: A Venerable Tradition To call organizations that engage in political speech while protecting the identities of their donors “front groups” that are “inherently […]
Citizens United President David Bossie sent the following letter to all members of the House of Representatives urging them to repeal Obamacare and notifying them that the vote will be scored in Citizens United’s 2011 Congressional Rankings: Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of over 500,000 members and supporters of Citizens United, I urge you to […]
On May 1st Pope Benedict XVI will beatify his predecessor Pope John Paul II, thus moving John Paul The Great one step closer to sainthood. This is a blessed honor for Pope John Paul II, who was an extraordinary leader of the Catholic Church and devoted his life to Christ and spreading his message of […]
Over the course of the past year, President Obama and his liberal friends have relentlessly attacked the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision as well as the groups of Americans who have exercised their First Amendment right to political speech as a result of the decision. As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of our […]
After years of reckless spending, the state of Illinois is passing on their $13 billion budget deficit to the taxpayer. The Illinois House, in the final hours of a lame duck session, passed a whopping 66 percent income-tax increase on Illinoisans. In the land where they once called Rod Blagojevich “Governor,” and “Chicago-style politics” has become […]
While in China, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he believes that North Korea is five years away from having the capability of striking the continental United States with a nuclear tipped missile. Gates’ revelation is unnerving; how did the Obama Administration only just come to this conclusion? The North Korean regime is still in a pseudo […]
What happened at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ event in Arizona over the weekend was a senseless act of violence. My thoughts and prayers go out to those who were murdered and wounded by delusional gunman Jared Loughner. Unfortunately, the professional left is hard at work politicizing the tragedy. It was disheartening to read headlines speculating about […]
The first issue of Obama Biden Watch for 2011 by Citizens United In This Issue: 8 Reasons William Daley is a Peculiar Pick for Obama’s Chief of Staff CU v. FEC One Year Later Conservative Communique Citizens United Hosts 2nd Annual CPAC Film Festival Final thoughts from Citizens United President David N. Bossie Read the […]
The announcement of Bill Daley as President Obama’s new Chief of Staff is a peculiar choice considering his past history and Obama’s pledge to set a new tone in Washington. Over the course of his career, Bill Daley: 1. Rewarded Enron executives with a high profile trade mission as Bill Clinton’s Commerce Secretary. 2. Publicly […]
The unemployment rate has been over 9 percent for twenty straight months. The Obama Administration’s failed economic policies have not produced any results to help the job market. With President Obama sacking nearly his entire economic team, the President knows his policies have not put our economy on the right track. Adding 103,000 jobs to the […]
The tone that is being set on the second day of the 112th Congress might not get many flashy headlines but it has great meaning. For the first time in our nation’s history, the entire United States Constitution is being read on the House floor. Our legislators must understand the roots of our great Republic. […]